Identifying core habitat before it's too late: The case of Bombina variegata, an internationally endangered amphibian

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 775-780

  Scheele, B C ^a   Boyd, C E ^b   Fischer, J ^b   Fletcher, A W ^b   Hanspach, J ^b   Hartel, T ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^c SAPIENTIA HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRANSYLVANIA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Body condition; Land use change; Traditional agriculture; Yellow bellied toad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893938784     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0624-7     Document Type: Article

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